Environment and Society in Southeast Asia
| Numbering Code | G-GES32 64002 LE31 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | Master's students | Target Student | ||
| Language | English | Day/Period | Mon.3 | |
| Instructor name | SAKAMOTO RYOUTA (Center for Southeast Asian Studies Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Case studies on the sustainable utilization of natural resources in Southeast Asia and the surrounding area, global issues on environment and human life using ecological system, ethnic issues, development, socioeconomic system, politics, and medicine. Lecture will be held in omnibus style by six professors who have a variety of academic backgrounds. Each topic will be discussed during a session of two lectures. | |||
| Course Goals | To get the basic understanding development and sustainability from views of sustainable science, paying attention to physical environment, agriculture, society, culture, environment problem, medicine, care and local people organizations with explaining the cases in the Southeast Asia and its surrounding area. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
1st (April 12): Briefing about the course (Sakamoto) 2nd (April 19): Community-based medicine for sustainability (Sakamoto) 3rd (April 26): Tropical Biomass Society in Southeast Asia (Ishikawa) 4th (May 10) : Plantation Frontiers in Southeast Asia (Ishikawa) 5th (May 17): Livelihoods in Southeast Asian rural societies in transition 1 (Kobayashi) 6th (May 24): Livelihoods in Southeast Asian rural societies in transition 2 (Kobayashi) 7th (May 31): Natural Resources Distribution and Risk Management 1: State and Rebellion (Nishi) 8th (June 7): Natural Resources Distribution and Risk Management 2: Community and Household (Nishi) 9th (June 21): Nature and Rural Society 1: Mainland (Yanagisawa) 10th (June 28): Nature and Rural Society 2: Maritime society (Yanagisawa) 11th (July 5): Development and Economic Geography 1: Comparative Institutional Analysis of Cities (Machikita) 12th (July 12): Development and Economic Geography 2: Industrial Development and International Trade (Machikita) 13th (July 19): Review (Sakamoto) 14th (July 26): Report writing 15th (August 2): Feedback (Details will be explained during lectures) |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Final grading will be based on a report (about 50%) and attendance (about 50%). Active and constructive participation during the class discussions will influence your grade as well. | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Please check researches of lecturers through internet etc. before the lectures. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | None. | ||
| References, etc. | Introduce in class. | |||
